Shloka 52

Adhyaya 51 — Yaksha Injunctions: Graha-Children and Female Spirits Causing Domestic and Ritual Disruptions

Sanskrit

कुटुम्बनाशहेतुः सा तत्प्रशान्तिं निशामय ।

दूर्वाङ्कुरान्मधुघृतक्षीराक्तान् बलिकर्मणि ॥

Transliteration

kuṭumba-nāśa-hetuḥ sā tat-praśāntiṃ niśāmaya |

dūrvāṅkurān madhu-ghṛta-kṣīra-āktān bali-karmaṇi ||

Translation

ఆమె గృహనాశానికి కారణమగును; ఆమె శాంతిక్రియను వినుము. బలికర్మలో తేనె, నెయ్యి, పాలు పూసిన దూర్వా మొలకలను ఉపయోగించవలెను.

Word by Word

• kuṭumba-nāśa-hetuḥ: the cause of family-destruction
• kuṭumba-nāśa-hetuḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kuṭumba (प्रातिपदिक) + nāśa (प्रातिपदिक) + hetu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Singular (एकवचन); षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (kuṭumbasya nāśasya hetuḥ)

• sā: she
• sā: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Singular; सर्वनाम

• tat-praśāntim: its pacification
• tat-praśāntim: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) + praśānti (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Accusative (द्वितीया/2), Singular; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (tasya praśāntiḥ)

• niśāmaya: observe/consider
• niśāmaya: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ni-√śam (शम्, धातु)
• Form: Loṭ-lakāra (आज्ञार्थ), Madhyama-puruṣa (2nd), Singular; parasmaipada; causative sense ‘make (someone) notice/observe’

• dūrvā-aṅkurān: sprouts of dūrvā grass
• dūrvā-aṅkurān: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dūrvā (प्रातिपदिक) + aṅkura (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative (द्वितीया/2), Plural (बहुवचन); षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (dūrvāyāḥ aṅkurāḥ)

• madhu-ghṛta-kṣīra-aktān: smeared with honey, ghee, and milk
• madhu-ghṛta-kṣīra-aktān: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: madhu (प्रातिपदिक) + ghṛta (प्रातिपदिक) + kṣīra (प्रातिपदिक) + akta (क्त-प्रत्ययान्त, √añj/अञ्ज्)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative (द्वितीया/2), Plural; past passive participle (क्त) ‘smeared’; compound: ‘smeared with honey, ghee, and milk’

• bali-karmaṇi: in the offering-rite
• bali-karmaṇi: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bali (प्रातिपदिक) + karman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Locative (सप्तमी/7), Singular; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (baleḥ karma)

Speakers

• Narratorial/teacherly instruction within the Purāṇic discourse (exact named speaker not explicit in the provided excerpt)

Verse Rasa

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Shakti Aspects

• Not explicitly a Devī-epithet here; refers to a harmful feminine force/entity requiring śānti

Key Themes

• Dharma
• Ritual appeasement (Śānti)
• Householder protection
• Bhūta/Graha pacification

FAQs

What is the philosophical or ethical takeaway?

The verse frames domestic stability as protected by right conduct and right ritual: when disruptive forces arise, one responds with orderly, non-violent appeasement rather than fear or aggression—restoring harmony (śānti) in the household.

How does this fit the Pancalakṣaṇa (5 characteristics)?

It belongs primarily to Ācāra/Dharma material (ritual and conduct). It is not directly Sarga/Pratisarga/Manvantara/Vaṃśa/Vaṃśānucarita, but occurs in Purāṇic dharma-extensions that accompany those core topics.

What is the esoteric significance?

Dūrvā (ever-regenerating grass) symbolizes continuity of life and restoration; honey, ghee, and milk signify sweetness, nourishment, and sattvic stabilization—used to ‘cool’ and harmonize disruptive energies affecting the family-field (kuṭumba-kṣetra).